Alert archive / New York / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this freeze warning at Apr 12, 2012, 11:35 AM EDT for 11 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 13, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2012, 11:35 AM EDT (15:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 74 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 WWUS71 KBUF 121535 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1135 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-019-085-122345- /O.UPG.KBUF.FZ.A.0003.120413T0600Z-120413T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0007.120413T0400Z-120413T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1135 AM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND GENESEE VALLEY...AND THE FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...GREATEST COVERAGE AREA OF FREEZING AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AN HOUR AFTER SUNRISE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AWAY FROM THE LAKES TO THE LOWER 30S ALONG THE LAKE SHORES. * IMPACTS...FRUIT TREES THAT HAVE BUDDED OUT EARLY AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO TEMPERATURES THIS COLD. IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE VEGETATION...YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ THOMAS
4 follow-up statements
294 WWUS71 KBUF 121928 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 328 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-019-085-130330- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0007.120413T0400Z-120413T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 328 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND GENESEE VALLEY...AND THE FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...GREATEST COVERAGE AREA OF FREEZING AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AN HOUR AFTER SUNRISE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AWAY FROM THE LAKES TO THE LOWER 30S ALONG THE LAKE SHORES. * IMPACTS...FRUIT TREES THAT HAVE BUDDED OUT EARLY AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO TEMPERATURES THIS COLD. IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE VEGETATION...YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ THOMAS
475 WWUS71 KBUF 130257 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1057 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-019-085-131300- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0007.120413T0400Z-120413T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1057 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND GENESEE VALLEY...AND THE FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...FRUIT TREES THAT HAVE BUDDED OUT EARLY AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO TEMPERATURES THIS COLD. IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE VEGETATION...YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
939 WWUS71 KBUF 130808 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 408 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-019-085-131300- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120413T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 408 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND GENESEE VALLEY...AND THE FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...FRUIT TREES THAT HAVE BUDDED OUT EARLY AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO TEMPERATURES THIS COLD. IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE VEGETATION...YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ TMA
054 WWUS71 KBUF 131303 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 903 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-019-085-131415- /O.EXP.KBUF.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120413T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 903 AM EDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE WARMED TO ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK WITH THE HELP OF ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. $$ HIBBERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 4:32 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | BUF | Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe and 5 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.